Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3522 Core 8TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3522-CORE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index13,325 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#21,586
Street price$499
Power9 W (active)
Performance per dollar26.70
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3522 Core
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read11,900 MB/s
Sequential write11,300 MB/s
Random 4K read2,540K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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